Beginners guide for beekeeping for small scale farmers.

Beekeeping  is the business of rearing bees in protected chambers and collecting honey from them at the right time. 

Beekeepers are not only the  collecting of honey for honey, but rather it includes a brief procedure to make good money from bees.

Before you start beekeeping it is better to understand what is beekeeping, how it works and what is a good way of rearing honey bees.

Let's discuss this in a point wise manner.

1) First of all know your interest:-               First of all know your reason, why you want to start beekeeping. If you only want to make money by seeing other people, then you may not get success in this. Because the business of beekeeping requires great skills. You have to be very trained in handling the bees. You have to keep much patience while reading honeybees. And all this requires interest in it, without interest you will not be able to achieve the required results.

It is an obvious reason that everyone wants to make money for this business and it is genuine. For that you have to build interest in it and then only go for it.

2.Know all about the bees :- After gaining a lot of interest and curiosity you will have to learn everything about the bees. Because if you have a good idea about the bees, then only it will be fruitful for gaining the results. For this you can read books on bees and beekeeping. You may also consult the local beekeeping authorities. Gaining a brief knowledge about bees helps in understanding the lifestyle and life cycle of the bees. And from that you will be able to make the right decisions at the right time.Here you will get brief information about honeybees in much detail.

3.  Approach to local beekeepers in your area:- You can get the better information about the beekeeping by consulting the people who are already in the business. They will guide you in choosing the right way of beekeeping. Be sure that you only reach the expert beekeepers otherwise a noob may misguide you. Try to visit their farms and setups of beekeeping. From this you will get a brief information about what you have to do. 

4. Learn to choose the right place to set up your hives:- After getting  right and abundant information about the bees and beekeeping you have to choose the place for setting up the hives. This is the most crucial and important step in this business. You have to choose the spot that is well away from the local traffic sources. It should be at the easily accessible position so that you may not have any problems in doing your work. Your spots should be at the position of good aeration and ventilation. Plenty of Light should reach your hives, this will keep your bees warm. Many more things you have to consider before choosing the right spot for your bees such as water sources near your spot, gardens, etc. 

5.Learn how to setup your hives:- After choosing the right spot to setup your hives, you have to buy and setup you bee hives.Their orientation is of much importance because this will affect the entrance and exit of the honeybees. Easily accessible position of the hive is good

 You have to make a layout of how many hives you will need and how should you place it. You will get this information from the local beekeepers and the beekeeping authorities.

6. Gather your supplies:- After collecting all the information about the bees, beekeeping and how to choose location you have to gather your supplies. It is advisable to invest a small amount in the tools initially. Don't invest too much in tools and all. You can purchase them if you need a larger quantity of them. You can buy them from the local Store or can buy them online. 

You can contact local beekeepers for purchasing the supplies, they will guide you in the right way.

7.It's time to buy your honeybees:-

 After getting your spot chosen and collecting all the essential supplies, it's time to buy your honeybees. You can buy package bees and queen or a nuc colony. The nuc colony is the well established set of bees with a queen. In the nuc colony the Queen has already started laying brood.  

Now you have all done. You can get a good amount of honey from your beehive. Only the constraint is that you have to take good care of your bees. You have to protect them from their predators and their enemies. Well established colonies of honeybees will provide you with additional products, such as wax. 

Here are the products of honey Hive

1. Beeswax:- Beeswax for making candles for making soap. 

2. Propolis- Propolis bees' glue. They collect sap from trees and then use it for caulking the interior of the hive Propolis,  which is used for the varnish for stradivarius violins. You can mix propolis and wax with alcohol high grade alcohol and it produces varnish that's used on violins.

3. Royal jelly:-  It is used in many beauty products, as it has super high nutrients. 

4. Pollen:- Pollen is used to feed the babies, pollen can be harvested at the front of the hive.

So this is all about the beekeeping beginners guide. Get all info and start making money. 🙂